Upton Hall Farmhouse With Attached Wall

A farmhouse, likely of late 17th-century origin, was substantially rebuilt in the late 18th century, with alterations in the mid-19th century and subsequent changes. The farmhouse is constructed of slate-stone and granite rubble with granite quoins, and is partially rendered. It has a slate roof with ridge tiles and gable ends, featuring a granite ashlar stack to the right and a slate-hung stack to the left. Originally a two-room plan, it was re-oriented and rebuilt in the late 18th century, with the left end room becoming the front left room, creating a front passage and a front right room. This new front range is of two-room plan, with a central entrance to the passage, and each room is heated by a gable end stack. In the later 18th century, a single-room outshut was added to the rear right, positioned at an angle with the earlier range. The rebuilding extended the front range beyond the original line, creating an overall T-shaped plan. A wall was built to enclose the rear garden, featuring three flat-headed niches, which may have been bee-boles, oriented south. The exterior presents a symmetrical three-window front, with 16-pane sashes at the first floor. The ground floor has a half-glazed central door with a flat-roofed porch supported by plain granite piers, a 12-pane sash with sidelights and a cambered granite head to the right, and a 16-pane sash with a cambered granite head to the left. A straight joint is visible to the left of the window to the left. Attached to the left is a rubble wall approximately 5 meters long, with the aforementioned niches. The right side has a granite ashlar stack rising from the outshut roof’s slope, and the left side has a slate-hung gable of the front range. The rear wing is rendered and includes a 9-pane casement window at the first floor. The gable end of the rear wing is also rendered, with a 20th-century window at ground floor and a large 16-pane sash at first floor. The rear of the outshut has a 20th-century window at ground floor, a raking dormer with a two-light casement, and a triangular projection in the wall where it joins the original range, providing access to the rear room. Interior features include a gable end fireplace with a flat, chamfered granite lintel in the front right room. This fireplace may have been re-sited, as the wall thickness is consistent along what was the original front wall of the house.